U.S. History Unit 4 Project: The New Republic (Chapters 11-13) Unit Theme = Expansion Time Period = 1800-1860
Unit 4 Project Workspace Period 7
Directions: This document serves many purposes.1. Place your name in one of the available spots. We will use this list in class to determine the order of presentations.2. Record your preliminary project topic3. Replace your preliminary topic with a narrowed research question/issue. Let others know precisely what you are researching
4. Replace your research question/issue with a learning objective for your presentation. What specifically do you want your audience to be able to do after hearing your presentation.
5. List the type of visual aid that you will be using during your presentation.
6. I also need to know the title of your project and the type of higher level thinking you have chosen.
Student Name
Step 1: Preliminary Topic Step 2: Research Question/Issue Step 3: Objective(s) for the presentation Step 4: Add trigger words for higher level thinking tasks
Type of Visual Aid
1 Joey Towell
Title: The Mexican American War Objective: Explain why the war was started and what the affects were on the U.S. in the long term. Trigger Word (analysis): ? Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
2 Zack Rutkowski
Title: The Oregon Trail: From Here To Eternity Objective: Students will be able to identify the path of the Oregon Trail. Trigger Word (analysis): ? Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
PowerPoint
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5 David Aul
Title: Bleeding Kansas: The Prelude to the Civil War Objective: Determine why the debate of a non slavery or slavery in the Kansas Territory was named Bleeding Kansas. Trigger Word (analysis): Classify Trigger Word (synthesis): Determine
Prezi
6
7. Veronica West
Title: Child Labor: A Growing Crisis Objective: Support why child labor was wrong by using facts from my presentation. Trigger Word (analysis): ? Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Game
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10. Dan Vingiquerra
Title: The Irish Potato Famine: Do You Want Fries With That? Objective: Explain what caused the famine - how the potato crops got infected and why the Irish starved. Trigger Word (analysis): ? Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
11 Brian Ramsey
Title: The California Gold rush: The Largest Migration EVer Objective Explain how the gold rush started in California. Trigger Word (analysis): ? Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
12. Katie Anderson
Title: The Lowell Girls: Seamstresses of the Past Objective: The student should be able to explain what the benefits were of being a Lowell Girl. Trigger Word (analysis): ? Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Poster
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17 Fred Cooper
Title:The Donor Party Objective: how did the party expand on ways to move between areas and how did they change socity Trigger Word (analysis): ? Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
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20 Matthew
Smith
Title: Battle of Ash Hollow: First Food Fight Objective: The students will be able to relate the events leading up to the climax, the Battle of Ash Hollow. Trigger Word (analysis): ? Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
21 Sarah McGrady
Title: Ending Slavery: The Underground Railroad Objective: Explain how the Underground Railroad effected slavery. Trigger Word (analysis): ? Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
22 Miranda
Swartwout
Title: Equipment for Expansion: Communication Technology in 1800-1860 Objective: Prioritize (rank/order) the communication innovations from most influential to least influential in 1800's U.S. expansion. Trigger Word (analysis): Prioritize / Rank Trigger Word (synthesis): Order (/Organize)
23. Emma Dougherty
Title: The Mail Must Go Through! The Pony Express Objectives:
1) Distinguish the differences between horses and the "ponies" used
2) Distinguish the differences in the Pony Express and mail travel today
3) Decide on the pros and cons of The Pony Express. Trigger Word (analysis): Distinguish Trigger Word (synthesis): Decide
Power Point
24 Marigrace
Moses
Title: The Seneca Falls Convention: The Linch-Pin to the Women's Rights Movement Objective: Explain how the Seneca Falls Convention affected the rest of the Women's Rights Movement and
eventually led to women being able to vote. Trigger Word (analysis): ? Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Prezi
25 Stone Holtzman
Title: Manifest Destiny: A Quest for the West Objective: Explanation of Manifest Destiny Trigger Word (analysis): ? Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
26 Hannah Cusick
Title: The Father of the American Factory System: Samuel Slater Objective:The student should be able to explain what the textile mills brought to the America's, who brought it to the America's, and what the person had done to get the plans for the technology for the mills. Trigger Word (analysis): ? Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Unit 4 Project: The New Republic (Chapters 11-13)
Unit Theme = Expansion
Time Period = 1800-1860
Unit 4 Project Workspace
Period 7
Directions: This document serves many purposes.1. Place your name in one of the available spots. We will use this list in class to determine the order of presentations.2. Record your preliminary project topic3. Replace your preliminary topic with a narrowed research question/issue. Let others know precisely what you are researching
4. Replace your research question/issue with a learning objective for your presentation. What specifically do you want your audience to be able to do after hearing your presentation.
5. List the type of visual aid that you will be using during your presentation.
6. I also need to know the title of your project and the type of higher level thinking you have chosen.
Step 2: Research Question/Issue
Step 3: Objective(s) for the presentation
Step 4: Add trigger words for higher level thinking tasks
Objective: Explain why the war was started and what the affects were on the U.S. in the long term.
Trigger Word (analysis): ?
Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Objective: Students will be able to identify the path of the Oregon Trail.
Trigger Word (analysis): ?
Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Objective: Determine why the debate of a non slavery or slavery in the Kansas Territory was named Bleeding Kansas.
Trigger Word (analysis): Classify
Trigger Word (synthesis): Determine
Objective: Support why child labor was wrong by using facts from my presentation.
Trigger Word (analysis): ?
Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Objective: Explain what caused the famine - how the potato crops got infected and why the Irish starved.
Trigger Word (analysis): ?
Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Objective Explain how the gold rush started in California.
Trigger Word (analysis): ?
Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Objective: The student should be able to explain what the benefits were of being a Lowell Girl.
Trigger Word (analysis): ?
Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Objective: how did the party expand on ways to move between areas and how did they change socity
Trigger Word (analysis): ?
Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Smith
Objective: The students will be able to relate the events leading up to the climax, the Battle of Ash Hollow.
Trigger Word (analysis): ?
Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Objective: Explain how the Underground Railroad effected slavery.
Trigger Word (analysis): ?
Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Swartwout
Objective: Prioritize (rank/order) the communication innovations from most influential to least influential in 1800's U.S. expansion.
Trigger Word (analysis): Prioritize / Rank
Trigger Word (synthesis): Order (/Organize)
Objectives:
1) Distinguish the differences between horses and the "ponies" used
2) Distinguish the differences in the Pony Express and mail travel today
3) Decide on the pros and cons of The Pony Express.
Trigger Word (analysis): Distinguish
Trigger Word (synthesis): Decide
Moses
Objective: Explain how the Seneca Falls Convention affected the rest of the Women's Rights Movement and
eventually led to women being able to vote.
Trigger Word (analysis): ?
Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Objective: Explanation of Manifest Destiny
Trigger Word (analysis): ?
Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Objective:The student should be able to explain what the textile mills brought to the America's, who brought it to the America's, and what the person had done to get the plans for the technology for the mills.
Trigger Word (analysis): ?
Trigger Word (synthesis): ?